The Illawarra Basketball Association has been awarded $5000 to help with registration subsidies and the purchase of new uniforms under the Local Sport Grants Program for 2018-19.
Thirteen other local sporting groups will also share in funding to upgrade facilities, purchase new uniforms and equipment, subsidise registration, coach accreditation and host community sporting events:
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ORGANISATION
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
FUNDING |
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Berkeley Netball Club Inc
|
Purchase of equipment for junior players |
$1,000.00
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Illawarra District Table Tennis Association
|
Purchase of championship standard tables |
$2,000.00
|
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Illawarra Triathlon Club Inc
|
Purchase of timing equipment |
$5,000.00
|
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Illawarra United Representative Football Club
|
Purchase of portable goal posts and nets |
$4,500.00
|
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Port Kembla Australian Football Club
|
Purchase of uniforms and equipment |
$5,000.00
|
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Surf Life Saving Illawarra
|
Purchase of equipment to assist with registrations and training |
$4,356.00
|
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The Illawarra Basketball Association
|
Subsidised registration and purchase of uniforms |
$5,000.00
|
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Towradgi Surf Life Saving Club Inc
|
Installation of doors and shutters to improve safety |
$6,639.00
|
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University of Wollongong Football Club Juniors
|
Subsidised registration fees , purchase of uniforms and equipment for players from the Humanitarian Settlement Program |
$3,000.00
|
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Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club
|
Purchase of a portable scoreboard and adapter to the miniboard |
$5,000.00
|
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Windang Surf Lifesaving Club
|
Provision of training resources for coaches and officials |
$1,064.00
|
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Windang Tennis Club
|
Provision of foundation coach accreditation courses |
$1,350.00
|
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Wollongong Cardinals Baseball Club
|
Purchase of equipment and uniforms |
$4,500.00
|
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Wollongong Croquet Club Inc
|
Purchase of equipment for interclub tournaments |
$1,600.00
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In the meantime, Wollongong local government area continues to be excluded from other funding programs, including the Regional Sports Infrastructure Fund and the Greater Sydney Sports Facility, denying many Wollongong sporting groups from any source of funding under these programs.
Comments attributable to Paul Scully MP:
“I’m very pleased to announce that 14 local sporting groups in the Wollongong electorate will share in $50,000 funding under the Local Sport Grants Program for 2018-19.
“Sport plays a vital role in the lives of so many people and this funding will help more people participate in the sports they love and stay fit and healthy.
“All of the sporting groups sharing in this funding are well respected, grass root community organisations serving their local codes and suburbs so well.
“I’m delighted to be able to provide some extra funding assistance towards their projects.
“Today’s announcement is bittersweet for local sporting groups as, disappointingly, the Berejiklian Government continues to deny sporting groups in the Wollongong local government area from the chance to apply for funding under the Regional Sports Infrastructure Fund and Greater Sydney Sports Facility.”
